Akutagawa Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (1968) award
Minako Oba
おおば みなこ
Oba Minako
Pen Names:
Minako Oba（author name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-11-11 （Tokyo City）
- Died
- 2007-05-24 （Hospital (location unknown)） age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo City → Kure, Hiroshima → Etajima, Hiroshima → Toyokawa, Aichi → Saijo Town, Hiroshima → Alaska, USA
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1968-2007
- Memberships
- Japan Art Academy, Japan PEN Club, Women's Writers Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuda University | Faculty of Liberal Arts | Department of English Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
Tsuda University
Faculty of Liberal Arts
/ Department of English Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Gunzo New Writers' Award | Three Crabs | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Akutagawa Prize | Three Crabs | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Women's Literature Award | Museum of Junk | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Tanizaki Prize | Quiet and Vast (Formless) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Noma Literary Prize | Of the Singing Bird | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award | Thread Swaying on the Sea | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Tsuda Umeko | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award | Red Full Moon | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Murasaki Shikibu Prize | Urayasu Song Diary | — | — | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Award
1968
Work:
Three Crabs
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1968
Work:
Three Crabs
Result:
受賞
Women's Literature Award
1975
Work:
Museum of Junk
Result:
受賞
Tanizaki Prize
1982
Work:
Quiet and Vast (Formless)
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1986
Work:
Of the Singing Bird
Result:
受賞
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1989
Work:
Thread Swaying on the Sea
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1991
Work:
Tsuda Umeko
Result:
受賞
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1996
Work:
Red Full Moon
Result:
受賞
Murasaki Shikibu Prize
2003
Work:
Urayasu Song Diary
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 11 (1968) award
Women's Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (1975) award
Noma Literary Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 30 (1977) nominee
-
Edition 39 (1986) award
Tanizaki Junichiro Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 18 (1982) award
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 16 (1989) award
-
Edition 23 (1996) award
Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (2003) award
Works
Major Works
Three Crabs
1968 NovelDebut work depicting everyday life in Alaska.
everyday lifecross-cultural
Museum of Junk
1975 NovelA novel depicting human memories through discarded objects.
memorypathos of objects
Quiet and Vast (Formless)
1982 NovelExplores human relationships and aspects of sexuality across time and space.
relationshipssexuality
Of the Singing Bird
1986 NovelDepicts the unity of humans and nature.
naturelife
Urayasu Song Diary
2002 NovelA poetic diary set in Urayasu.
poetrydiary
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismfeminism
- Recurring Motifs
- timespacenaturesexuality
Health
-
cerebral infarction1996年resulted in paralysis of the left side and wheelchair life
Legacy
A pioneer in feminist literature in Japan, exploring the unity of humans and nature across diverse literary forms.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- Became the first female member of the Akutagawa Prize selection committee in 1987.
- Her husband Toshio published 'The End of the Honeymoon'.